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Water soluable vitamins:

B1 or Thiamin - whole grains, pork, also liver, unsulfured dried fruits, spinach, cauliflower, nuts, seeds, legumes.
B2 or Riboflavin - organ meats, oily fish, seaweed, also milk, eggs, wild rice, grains, legumes, greens, seeds.
B3 or Niacin - (converted from Tryptophan) organ meats, poultry, fish, kelp, peanuts, also legumes, wheat germ, whole grains, dried fruit, milk, eggs.
B5 or Pantothenic Acid - (everwhere) organ meat, eggs, fish, chicken, peas, beans, sweet potatoes, peanuts, cheese, whole grains.
B6 or Pyridoxine - liver, wheat germ, also all protein sources, banana, potato, cabbage.
B12 or Cobalamin - animal proteins: meat, fish, eggs, milk, organ meats.
Biotin - eggs, liver, nuts, milk.
Folic Acid - greens, liver & kidney, peas, sweet potato, bean sprouts, wheat germ, fruits, also whole grains, milk.
Choline - (everywhere) eggs, kelp, wheat germ, fish, peanuts, greens, organ meats.
Inositol - whole grains, citrus (except lemons), liver, wheat germ, raisins, peanuts, cabbage, nuts.
Para Amino Benzoic Acid (PABA) - liver, wheat germ, brown rice, eggs.

Fat soluable vitamins:

A - (retinol) liver, eggs, milk. (beta carotene) greens, yellow/orange veggies & fruits.
D - sunlight, oily fish, also eggs, liver.
E - wheat germ, nuts, seeds, peas, spinach, asparagus, kale, also eggs, milk, liver, cucumber, tomato, celery.
K - greens, liver, also synthesized in part by bacteria in large intestine.

Macrominerals:

Calcium - bones, greens, kelp.
Phosphorus - animal proteins, also nuts, seeds, grains.
Magnesium - veggies, fish, greens, nuts, seeds, legumes, kelp.
Potassium - fruits, veggies, whole grains, nuts, seeds, kelp, also fish.
Sulfur - animal proteins.
Chloride or Sodium - kelp, also beef, poultry, fish, lettuce, tomato, celery.

Microminerals:

Iodine - kelp, fish.
Selenium - wheat germ, liver, fish, lamb, nuts, also veggies.
Cobalt - meats, organs, milk, fish, kelp, also veggies.
Molybdenum - wheat germ, legumes, potato, greens, organ meats.
Copper - whole wheat, fish, organ meats, legumes, nuts, also veggies, dried fruits.
Fluoride - fish.
Iron - meats, also whole grains, fruits, veggies, nuts, legumes.
Zinc - animal proteins, also whole grains, nuts.
Chromium - beef, liver, whole wheat, potato, chicken, also eggs, apple, spinach, banana.
Manganese - nuts, whole grains, eggs, also seeds, legumes, greens.
















This data was gathered from various origins, for my own use.
While the sources were authoritative, this compilation is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.
Just to let ya know. Hey, nobody's perfect. ;-)
- TL, 2001